The Pros and Cons of the Use of Laser Ablation Synthesis for the Production of Silver Nano-Antimicrobials

• Main Authors: Maria Chiara Sportelli (Author), Margherita Izzi (Author), Annalisa Volpe (Author), Maurizio Clemente (Author), Rosaria Anna Picca (Author), Antonio Ancona (Author), Pietro Mario Lugarà (Author), Gerardo Palazzo (Author), Nicola Cioffi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are well-known for their antimicrobial effects and several groups are proposing them as active agents to fight antimicrobial resistance. A wide variety of methods is available for nanoparticle synthesis, affording a broad spectrum of chemical and physical properties. In...